Global Patent Index - EP 1972030 A2

EP 1972030 A2 20080924 - RECONFIGURABLE PAYLOAD USING NON-FOCUSED REFLECTOR ANTENNA FOR HIEO AND GEO SATELLITES

Title (en)

RECONFIGURABLE PAYLOAD USING NON-FOCUSED REFLECTOR ANTENNA FOR HIEO AND GEO SATELLITES

Title (de)

UMKONFIGURIERBARE NUTZINFORMATIONEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER NICHTFOKUSSIERTEN REFLEKTORANTENNE FÜR HIEO- UND GEO-SATELLITEN

Title (fr)

CHARGE RECONFIGURABLE UTILISANT UNE ANTENNE DE REFLECTEUR NON CIBLEE POUR DES SATELLITES HIEO ET GEO

Publication

EP 1972030 A2 20080924 (EN)

Application

EP 06845366 A 20061214

Priority

  • US 2006047609 W 20061214
  • US 75867406 P 20060113
  • US 48049706 A 20060705

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007087038A2] An antenna system for generating and configuring at least one defocused beam is provided. The antenna system includes a reflector having a focal plane and a non-parabolic curvature for forming the at least one defocused beam, and a plurality of feed antennas that illuminate the reflector. Each feed antenna is disposed in the focal plane of the reflector. The antenna system further includes at least one incoming signal dividing network that divides at least one incoming signal into a plurality of sub-signals, each corresponding to one of the feed antenna; a plurality of variable phase shifters, each receiving one of the sub- signals from the incoming signal dividing network and phase shifting the sub-signal to generate a corresponding phase-shifted sub-signal, and a plurality of fixed-amplitude amplifiers, at least one corresponding to each of the feed antennas. The at least one amplifier for each feed antenna amplifies the corresponding phase-shifted sub-signal to generate an amplified phase-shifted sub-signal which is provided to the corresponding feed antenna.

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 13/00 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H01Q 19/12 (2006.01); H01Q 19/17 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01Q 19/10 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 19/12 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 19/17 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 25/007 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007087038 A2 20070802; WO 2007087038 A3 20080110; EP 1972030 A2 20080924; EP 1972030 A4 20101124; EP 1972030 B1 20121121; US 2007182654 A1 20070809; US 7710340 B2 20100504

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006047609 W 20061214; EP 06845366 A 20061214; US 48049706 A 20060705